by
Madness
- Record Label: Cooking Vinyl Records
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2012
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MojoNov 21, 2012Yes, it lacks the ambition of Norton Folgate... but compensates with pop nous. [Dec 2012, p.89]
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Q MagazineNov 21, 2012All you need to notice about Oui Oui... is that, together, these musicians can still rustle up a synergy no other band can imitate. [Dec 2012, p.102]
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Nov 16, 2012Oui, Oui isn't living in the past, it's using the past to address the present, which gives some soul to these nifty little songs, and turns this album into another mini latter-day gem from the Nutty Boys.
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UncutNov 19, 2012The emphaiss here is on standalone songs, with each bandmember apparently harking back to teenage memories. [Dec 2012, p.73]
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Nov 16, 2012Should you be struck by a nostalgic mood yourself, Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da is a Madness album like they used to make 'em.
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Nov 16, 2012A little paunchiness suits the skanking bounce and wobble of their songs and a good time brassiness dominates even on the more meditative tracks.
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Nov 16, 2012Though less ambitious than 2009's The Liberty of Norton Folgate, Madness's Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da confirms the benefits of spreading songwriting chores among the entire band.
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Nov 16, 2012Why are you half-arseing your way through such a thick slurry of clod-hopping ska-by-numbers? Or wallowing in pits of cliché?
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